DCMS procurement organisation
Welcome to the Procurement Team. We are a small team that:
- Decides the DCMS's procurement policy
- Coordinates all procurement activities except for IS/IT goods and services and press/publicity
- Coordinates a network of procurement contacts within DCMS's non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs)
- Gives ad-hoc advice to our NDPBs
Executive agency / Non-departmental public bodies
These bodies have their own budgets and do their own procurement. Our role is to monitor and advise as required, and to identify areas where joint contracting may produce better value for money.
Main areas of contracting
The DCMS's direct spend is around £38 million per annum.
This is broadly broken down as follows:
| Cost Type |
£million |
| Salary related |
18 |
| Accommodation |
7 |
| IT |
5.5 |
| Support Services (F) |
1.5 |
| Legal |
1.8 |
| Training and Travel |
1.8 |
| Publicity, conferences etc |
0.6 |
| Other |
1.9 |
|
